Mundaka Upanisad :With the Original Text in Sanskrit and Roman Transliteration

"The Mundaka, however, holds a special place in the writings of the genre: not because of its emphasis on sraddha (belief)--often in one's guru, but primarily for its vehement denunciation of the Vedic ritualism. Which perhaps explains why sannyasins (the renunciate monks) treat this Upanisad as a spiritual authority for the way of life they have chosen to live. Here is a brilliant, critical interpretation--in contemporary idiom--of the Mundaka Upanisad, showing how a seeker can cogitate/meditate upon the supreme reality--or, in other words, how one can have the transcendental experience of cosmic consciousness.

The book looks afresh at some of the perpetually puzzling questions that Mundaka addresses--questions, like for instance: what is the nature of Brahman, the one causal reality? How can a seeker know it? Who can be eligible for its knowledge? Offering an in-depth, analytical commentary on this time--honoured text, Swami Muni Narayana Prasad presents at once appropriate metaphors, analogies and, these besides, backgrounds to the varying contexts that not only elucidate various philosophical terms and concepts in all their underlying shades of meanings, but also provides rich insights into this Upanisad.

Complete with the original Sanskrit text and its Roman transliteration, this work is a must for all keen on discovering the essential meaning of the Upanisadic thought and meditating upon wisdom's ineffable core."